AWS BAg-1 vs. AWS BAg-26
Both AWS BAg-1 and AWS BAg-26 are otherwise unclassified metals. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-1 and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-26.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
98 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 28 | |
37 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 170 | |
160 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 620 to 760 | |
750 to 870 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 110 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 620 | |
800 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 610 | |
710 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 280 | |
350 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 23 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 9.2 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 44 | |
26 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 690 | |
410 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.6 | |
6.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.1 | |
5.2 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.4 | |
7.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.0 | |
5.6 |
Alloy Composition
Cadmium (Cd), % | 23 to 25 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 14 to 16 | |
37 to 39 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Silver (Ag), % | 44 to 46 | |
24 to 26 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 14 to 18 | |
31 to 35 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |